{"id":26394,"date":"2018-03-16T15:46:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T15:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/16\/navys-new-attack-submarine-named-colorado-to-join-the-fleet\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:18:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:18:59","slug":"navys-new-attack-submarine-named-colorado-to-join-the-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/2018\/03\/16\/navys-new-attack-submarine-named-colorado-to-join-the-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy&#8217;s new attack submarine named Colorado to join the fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PROVIDENCE, R.I. \u2014 The U.S. Navy\u2019s newest attack submarine, the USS Colorado, will go into service Saturday at the Naval Submarine Base in Connecticut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cmdr. Reed Koepp, the Colorado\u2019s commanding officer, says it\u2019s an exciting time for the crew, shipbuilders, the local community in Connecticut and the state of Colorado. The submarine is \u201cready to protect the homeland and project our power forward,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re really looking forward to this Saturday when we can introduce the Colorado as an official naval asset,\u201d Koepp said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18075034257256.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18075034257256.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18075034257256.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18075034257256.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18075034257256.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this Thursday, March 15, 2018 photo, Senior Chief Petty Officer Carl Shafer untangles the halyards on the gaff during preparations for the commissioning of the U.S. Navy Virginia-class attack submarine PCU (pre-commissioning unit) Colorado (SSN 788) at the naval submarine base, Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Groton, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot\/The Day via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/12\/04\/navy-christens-submarine-uss-colorado-in-shipyard-ceremony\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">The 377-foot-long sub weighs about 7,800 tons submerged<\/a>. It can fight submarines and surface ships, conduct surveillance and deliver Special Operations troops. It has two large tubes that can launch six Tomahawk missiles each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Colorado is the first attack submarine where sailors use an Xbox controller to maneuver the photonics masts, which replaced periscopes, Koepp said. Other submarines have joysticks. Using commercial off-the-shelf technology saves money, and young sailors report to the submarine knowing how to use it, Koepp said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Koepp leads 130 men, including crew members from Brighton, Denver and Littleton, Colorado. Women serve on submarines but they haven\u2019t been assigned to the Colorado. One-fifth of submarine crews are integrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18074642186510.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18074642186510.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18074642186510.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18074642186510.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18074642186510.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this Feb. 2, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Navy, Lt. j.g. William Gregory uses an Xbox game controller to maneuver the photonics mast aboard the submarine scheduled to be commissioned as the USS Colorado on Saturday, March 17, 2018, in Groton, Conn. (Steven Hoskins\/U.S. Navy via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It took submarine supply businesses nationwide and thousands of shipyard employees in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Virginia to build the Colorado, the 15th member of the Virginia class of submarines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attack submarines are built in a partnership between General Dynamics Electric Boat in Connecticut and Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. They cost about $2.7 billion apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCompared to prior generations of submarines, Colorado is bigger, faster and overall much more capable, and should serve as a compelling deterrent to our adversaries,\u201d said U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, a Connecticut Democrat who will welcome the audience at Saturday\u2019s ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18074642144925.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18074642144925.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18074642144925.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18074642144925.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18074642144925.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this Feb. 2, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Navy, Lt. j.g. William Gregory uses an Xbox game controller to maneuver the photonics mast aboard the submarine scheduled to be commissioned as the USS Colorado on Saturday, March 17, 2018, in Groton, Conn. (Steven Hoskins\/U.S. Navy via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Colorado Republican, will give the keynote address. He plans to talk about the work the submarine\u2019s crew will carry out and how proud he is of the state of Colorado\u2019s role in the nation\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis commissioning will be a special day for our country and for Colorado,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Annie Mabus, the daughter of former Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, will give the order to bring the ship to life before the crew boards the vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 2,000 Navy officials, politicians, shipbuilders, local community leaders and guests of the crew are expected at the ceremony. It will be livestreamed online. The submarine will remain in Groton after the commissioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s the fourth U.S. Navy ship named Colorado. The first Colorado, launched in 1856, saw action in the Civil War. The second escorted convoys of men and supplies to England during World War I and the third supported operations in the Pacific during WWII, surviving two kamikaze attacks and earning seven battle stars, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first Colorado was named for the Colorado River because the state didn\u2019t come into existence until 1876. The others were named for the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>AP Writer Dan Elliott in Denver contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Navy\u2019s newest attack submarine, the USS Colorado, will go into service Saturday at the Naval Submarine Base in Connecticut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":55884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":12,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,12,25],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2963],"class_list":["post-26394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-news","category-newsletters"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"J7DHK3TJ6BANZAAMOYIM6KXFMU","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/03\/16\/navys-new-attack-submarine-named-colorado-to-join-the-fleet\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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